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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose body is found next to the Triggs’ telephone?
(a) The farmhand.
(b) The dog.
(c) Mr. Trigg.
(d) Mrs. Trigg.

2. What does Nat do with the bird bodies he finds in his yard?
(a) He stores them for fire kindling.
(b) He takes them to the beach for burial.
(c) He leaves them to rot.
(d) He stacks them on the windowsills to enforce the barricades.

3. What does Nat worry about when he turns the wireless off?
(a) What happened to the news announcer.
(b) Whether he has frightened the children.
(c) Saving the radio battery.
(d) How he will hear the news.

4. If the family lasts through the next attack, what does Nat plan to add to the windows to reinforce his barricade?
(a) Barbed wire.
(b) Bars.
(c) Broken glass.
(d) Corrugated metal.

5. What lighthearted offer does Mr. Trigg make to Nat for the next morning?
(a) A shooting lesson.
(b) A gull breakfast.
(c) A bird hat.
(d) A feather jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wind does Nat claim brought the birds to his neighborhood?

2. Before the final attack, what is the Hocken family eating for dinner?

3. Which aspect of the birds’ behavior does Nat find most interesting?

4. After the frightening broadcast, what meal does Nat make to cheer his children?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the crucial supplies Nat seeks to collect?

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